WWI Important events

Ferdinand assassinated

Jun 1, 1914

Archduke Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary assassinated by a Serbian nationalist. Unknown real day.

WWI

Period: Jun 1, 1914 to Nov 11, 1918

Start and end of WWI (dunno day of Ferdinands assassination)

Austria-Hungary declare war on Serbia

Jul 28, 1914

The ultimate start of WWI

Battle of Marne

Sep 1, 1914

France start beating Germany in battle through use of flanking (unknown real date)

Race to Sea

Period: Oct 1, 1914 to Nov 1, 1914

Mass movement of troops towards sea as they tried to flank eachother after Battle of Marne

Lusitania sank

May 1, 1915

German submarines sink passengerliner and cause anti-German sentiments rto rise drastically in America

German Unrestricted Submarine Warfare

Feb 1, 1917

Germany resumes it's unrestricted submarine warfare, and ends up making America it's enemy.

Russia out of War

Period: Dec 1, 1917 to Jan 1, 1918

Russian Revolution forced Russia to make treaty with Germany surrendering some lands and allowing Russia to deal with its own issues and freeing German troops (unknown actual dates)

Spring Offensive

Period: Mar 1, 1918 to Apr 15, 1918

German Offensive, before they started losing completely (unknown actual dates)

Meuse-Argonne Offensive

Period: Sep 26, 1918 to Nov 5, 1918

Largest fight America participated in, fight forced Germany into surrendering. 26,000 Americans died and 120,000 wounded.

Armistice

Nov 11, 1918

End hostility and end WWI.